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A comprehensive guide to the latest hawaii massage exam, including all the questions and correct answers. The exam covers a wide range of topics related to massage therapy, such as anatomy, physiology, contraindications, and massage techniques. The document has been verified and graded as an a+, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of the information. Whether you are a student preparing for the exam or a practicing massage therapist looking to refresh your knowledge, this document can be an invaluable resource. It covers essential topics like the muscles involved in breathing and trunk bending, the appropriate actions to take with clients with high blood pressure, the location of insulin-producing beta cells, and the proper draping techniques for male clients in the supine position. With its comprehensive coverage and verified answers, this document can help you ace the hawaii massage exam and enhance your understanding of massage therapy.
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Which muscle aids in breathing and bends the trunk of the body? ------ CORRECT ANSWER---------------Intercostals A neuro-psychiatric client is manic-depressive. What do you do? ------ CORRECT ANSWER---------------Consult his guardian What most important, even if you are running behind and clients are waiting? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Sheets and linens are changed and equipment disinfected between massages The interior of the heart contains how many chambers? ------CORRECT ANSWER--------------- 4 The circulate cone shaped movement of the arm is: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Circumduction What is the surface of the skin called? ------CORRECT ANSWER--------------
Plexus are a group of what? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Nerves Four signs of inflammation are: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Heat Redness Swelling Pain A mass of blood trapped in some tissue or cavity of the body from the result of internal bleeding with familiar black and blue color is called: ------ CORRECT ANSWER---------------Hematoma (bruise) Your client as a history of high blood pressure, what do you do? ------ CORRECT ANSWER---------------Refer to a physician The distal end of the clavicle articulates with what bone? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Acromion Temperature of hot water that skin can withstand? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------98°F - 104°F (100°C) Hemi: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Half
Inter ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Between What is metastasis? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Migration of cancer cells Which of the following statements is true regarding the client's right to refusal? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Anytime Name the fluid which surrounds the brain: ------CORRECT ANSWER--------- ------Cerebral Spinal Fluid Primary effect of petrissage is to: ------CORRECT ANSWER--------------- Stretch What are the pathogenic disease causing organisms? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Viruses Bacteria Fungi The deeper layer of the skin is: ------CORRECT ANSWER--------------- Dermis What is the olecranon ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Bone of the elbow
When a sensation of a pain is felt at another part of the body this is called: - -----CORRECT ANSWER---------------Chronic pain What stance should be maintained when stretching the legs of a client by applying a pull against the ankle? ------CORRECT ANSWER--------------- Asymmetrical stance Lean back Keeping back straight If you break contact and now want to re-establish contact. You should tell the client you wil be touching him/her because: ------CORRECT ANSWER-- -------------You may startle the client What is necrosis? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Tissue Death Massage Establishment inside another establishment: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Massage Establishment must be completely separated by four walls from other residential or businesses How many feet from the "Operation area" should the toilet be? ------ CORRECT ANSWER--------------- 200 What areas can a licensed massage therapist in Hawaii workk on? ------ CORRECT ANSWER---------------Superficial soft parts of the body
The agency responsible for the regulation of massage is the: ------ CORRECT ANSWER---------------Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs Waving your arm in front of you like saying goodbye is an example of: ------ CORRECT ANSWER---------------Abduction The two types of draping are? ------CORRECT ANSWER--------------- Complete and Brief A principal massage therapist (PMT) must be: ------CORRECT ANSWER--- ------------Licensed The plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior position is the: -- ----CORRECT ANSWER---------------Coronal Plane Homeostasis refers to: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Relative Constancy The minimum/maximum fine the Massage Board can impose on a license for a violation of rules is: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------$100/ $ The massage technique that involves squeezing and rolling is: ------ CORRECT ANSWER---------------Petrissage
The brain is located in the: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Dorsal Cavity The maximum ration of apprentices to licensed therapists is: ------ CORRECT ANSWER---------------10 to 1 Massage therapists and massage establishment licenses expire on: ------ CORRECT ANSWER---------------6/30 of every even numbered year The most important hygiene protocol is to: ------CORRECT ANSWER-------- -------Wash your hands before and after every massage How many days does an establishment have to notify the board of a chance of its principal massage therapist: ------CORRECT ANSWER--------- ------5 Days Apprenticeship training consists of how many hours: ------CORRECT ANSWER--------------- 570 If your client has injured his leg in a fall, you should: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Refer him in a physician A bolster is placed under the ankles of a client in the prone position to prevent: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Hyperextension
A client terminate a massage: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------At any time Which is not a function of the skeletal system? ------CORRECT ANSWER--- ------------Posture The origin of the sartorius muscle is this: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------- -----Anterior Superior Iliac Spine The ulna is what to the radius: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Medial The pleural cavity contains the ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Lungs Which muscle extends from the thorax to the pubis: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Rectus Abdominis The layer of the integurmentary that contains the sweat glands is the: ------ CORRECT ANSWER---------------Dermis Which muscle extends the little finger: ------CORRECT ANSWER--------------
Blistering of the skin is a characteristic of a: ------CORRECT ANSWER------- --------2nd Degree burn Which is the function of the muscular system: ------CORRECT ANSWER---- -----------Posture Movement The axial skeleton includes the: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Skull Ribs Hyoid bone A muscle that opposes the movement of a prime mover is as: ------ CORRECT ANSWER---------------Antagonist What is not a characteristic of inflammation: ------CORRECT ANSWER------ ---------Tenderness Muscles are attached to bones by: ------CORRECT ANSWER--------------- Tendons The adductor pollicis is located in the: ------CORRECT ANSWER--------------
Scoliosis is a condition characterized by: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------- -----An lateral curvature of the spine The lowest region of the ventral cavity is the: ------CORRECT ANSWER----- ----------Pelvic cavity The deltoid muscle inserts into the: ------CORRECT ANSWER--------------- Humerus The primary function of the red blood cells is: ------CORRECT ANSWER---- -----------Transportation of gases The functional unit of the kidney is the: ------CORRECT ANSWER------------- --Nephron Which cranial nerve controls the heart and lungs: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Vagus A motor unit consists of: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------A motor neuron and the muscle cells it innervates Which is the major artery of the body: ------CORRECT ANSWER--------------
Which artery supplies the knee joint: ------CORRECT ANSWER--------------- Popliteal Which gland is called the master gland: ------CORRECT ANSWER------------ ---Pituitary Inflammation of a vein is called: ------CORRECT ANSWER--------------- Phlebitis The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) controls: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Involuntary bodily functions Which cranial nerve controls the shoulder: ------CORRECT ANSWER-------- -------Accessory Excessive accumulation of interstitial fluid causing swelling is called: ------ CORRECT ANSWER---------------Edema The distal end of the descending colon connects to the: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Sigmoid colon The function of the nervous system is to: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------- -----Receive sensory information Control and coordinate the body Excite and calm the body
Which endocrine gland is located on top of the kidneys: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Adrenals Where does cerebrospinal fluid originate: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------- -----Choroid plexus Endangerment sites are: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Areas that warrant special attention Areas where underlying structures may be damaged Areas where nerves, arteries or organs are near the surface A Synapse is a: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Junction Where is hemoglobin found: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------In red blood cells If the client with a deep tan has reddish bumps on back. What do you do? - -----CORRECT ANSWER---------------Avoid the infected area and refer to MD What supervises cell activity ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Nuclues
What does the internal oblique do? ------CORRECT ANSWER--------------- Compress abdomen What muscle closes the jaw? ------CORRECT ANSWER--------------- Pterygoid What fluid other than the blood is used to drain the fluid? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Lymph Which of the following may lead to the revocation of your license? ------ CORRECT ANSWER---------------Abandoning the premises Plantar flexion is: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Extending the foot What is the osteoporosis? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Brittle Bones Master Gland: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Pituitary gland What muscle called the neck erect? ------CORRECT ANSWER--------------- Rectus capitis The term vascular means: ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Blood vessels
(thumb) Where does cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) originate? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Choroid plexus The body cavity that contains the lungs is: ------CORRECT ANSWER-------- -------Pleural cavity (which is contained in the thoracic cavity) PMT's license can be revoked if: ------CORRECT ANSWER--------------- Abandoning premises What is melanin? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Pigment What is the axis? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------2nd Cervical Vertebrae In the anatomical position, the palms face which way? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Forward Imaginary vertical line dividing the body into equal left and right halves is called? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Mid-Sagittal What is the lower abdomen called? ------CORRECT ANSWER--------------- Inguinal/Pubis (Hypogastric)
The fixed end of a muscle is the: ------CORRECT ANSWER--------------- Origin What is the assistive joint movement used for? ------CORRECT ANSWER-- -------------Increase mobility A bladder infection spreads upward to the kidneys through which structure? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------ureters The deep peroneal nerve is associated with what condition? ------ CORRECT ANSWER---------------Foot Drop What separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Diaphragm What is exudate? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Fluid that accumulates in inflamed tissue Tapotement./percussion can be used slapping/hacking on all areas except? ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------Bony areas Neck Sternum Endangerment site